Trial could take years, but cell life will be comfortable

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The war crimes trial of the century will begin in the next few days. Ratko
Mladic will be transferred from custody in Serbia to a cell at the UN
detention centre in The Hague. Tribunal officials say that his initial
appearance in Courtroom No 1 at the UN War Crimes Tribunal will take place
in “the shortest possible time” from the moment of his arrival.

The trial is likely to last several years. General Mladic is charged with
genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Specifically, he is
accused of the murder of almost 8,000 Muslim men and boys at